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Uranium deposits of the world, excluding Europe

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Uranium geochemistry, mineralogy, geology, exploration and resources

Abstract

This paper is an overview of the diverse types of uranium deposits that are recognized in the world, exclusive of Europe, and presents brief descriptions of selected deposits of each major type. Descriptions of geology, mineralogy, genesis and economics of each type of deposit precede summaries of selected occurrences of most types. The locations of described deposits are shown in Fig. 1.

Location of uranium occurrences described

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Young, R.G. (1984). Uranium deposits of the world, excluding Europe. In: De Vivo, B., Ippolito, F., Capaldi, G., Simpson, P.R. (eds) Uranium geochemistry, mineralogy, geology, exploration and resources. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-6060-2_10

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